Badeline (Celeste)

“	Madeline, darling, slow down. Oh, I'm simply a concerned observer. I'm Part of You. ... This is just what I look like, okay? Deal with it. Forget about it. I can't tell you what a relief it is to finally get out of your head. But look, I'm worried about us. We need a hobby, but this... You are many things, darling, but you are not a mountain climber. I know it's not your strong suit, but be reasonable for once. You have no idea what you're getting into. You can't handle this. I'm the pragmatic part. And I'm trying to be diplomatic here. Let's go home together.	„
	~ Badeline to Madeline

Background

Badeline is the main antagonist later turned deuteragonist of Celeste who haunts Madeline from chapter 2 onward, trying to make her regret climbing the mountain.

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Badeline is a character who is introduced in Chapter 2. Initially, she is seen in a mirror and breaks out of it. It is assumed that the magic of Celeste mountain brought Badeline out of Madeline in order to make her face her problems and fears head-on. Badeline appears around Madeline throughout the journey, from Chapter 2 onwards. In Chapter 2, she tries to stop Madeline from climbing the Mountain by talking and then chasing her. She follows Madeline's exact movements from 3 seconds in the past, and any multiple instances of Badeline follow by another 3 seconds. In Chapter 3, she provokes Mr Oshiro and gives Oshiro a bad impression of Madeline, ending up in the chase at the end of the chapter. Mr Oshiro ends up chasing Madeline until the last room in the chapter. In Chapter 4, Badeline appears only in the end, where she halts the gondola after Madeline gets anxious from the heights. This initiates a panic attack, and the famous "Feather Scene", where the player will have to slow down Madeline's heartbeat and calm her down. In Chapter 5, she appears in the Seeker part, where she tells Madeline about what the mirror temple does. She gives a detailed description over multiple cutscenes at the beginning of the chapter. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Madeline calls her for a conversation and saying that she is better without her, arguing that both of sides would be happier, which makes Badeline afraid and angry. Badeline also had her own insecurities and felt that Madeline was leaving her for dead at the mountain. By mocking Madeline's resolve, she succeeds in making Madeline fall into anxiety and fear. A purple appendage grabs Madeline from the air, making her struggle for breath. After Madeline attempts to use the feather trick taught to her by Theo, Badeline breaks the feather, rendering it useless. She pulls Madeline down to the bottom of Mt. Celeste, trying to break Madeline's resolve, but fails in the process. Madeline slowly fights her way to Badeline and convinces her to climb the Mountain together. She fuses with Madeline after sorting things out and finding an understanding with her. In this way, Madeline gains a second dash, and Badeline boosting her up to at certain places. She becomes a cooperative helper and realizes the good in Madeline. Together, they both climb up to the summit of Celeste Mountain in the 7th Chapter, where Madeline and Badeline have conversations about each other and the climb. Notably, she makes no appearance in Chapter 8 (Except as a Purple orb). She makes a reappearance in Chapter 9, where she tries to stop Madeline from chasing the Bird, thinking it is just a bird and it is pointless to follow it. Madeline disagrees and looks for the bird without Badeline's help. Badeline later fails to persuade Madeline again, telling her that she is just dreaming. She then tries a third time, which Madeline finally agrees to, except that Madeline would free the bird before waking up, as the bird is trapped behind electricity.

General Information

Name: Badeline, Part of You (To Madeline), Part of Me (By Madeline), Part of Madeline (as a generalization of these nicknames), Demon Doppelgänger (by Theo)

Origin: Celeste

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown (Badeline could theoretically be anywhere from over a year old—if she's "born" at the start of the game—to Madeline's actual age of 21+)

Classification: Representation of Madeline's Insecurities, Transgender Female

Species: Unknown

Occupation: None

Status: Alive

Alignment: Initially Chaotic Neutral (Initially was overall mean to Madeline and the people she encountered, attempting to go out of her way to kill Madeline on several occasions), Chaotic Good after reconciling (After reconciling with Madeline, she helped her out on her journey to climb the mountain)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 9-B

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Wall level (Casually blasts through a wooden ceiling, breaks a bridge, and can fly through stone. Can one-shot Madeline, who can destroy a wall by slamming it with her back)

Durability: Wall level (Can take hits from Madeline)

Striking Strength: Wall Class

Lifting Strength: Superhuman (Should be as strong as Madeline)

Travel Speed: Athletic Human (Should be just as fast as Madeline), Superhuman with Dash (Her dash should be equal to Madeline's in speed)

Attack Speed: Superhuman (Her attacks can tag Madeline)

Reaction Speed: Superhuman

Stamina: Superhuman, possibly Higher

Range: Standard Melee, Kilometers with Hair

Intelligence: Average Intelligence (Should be as smart as Madeline)

Knowledge: Expert level (Should be as skilled in her mountain climbing and traversal as Madeline)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics (As acrobatic as Madeline), Abstract Existence (Physical, Infinite Manifestation; Her physical body is a projection made by the mountain, she is the insecurities Madeline has), Reliance (Reliance [On Person], Partial; Reliant on Madeline and possibly the mountain to keep her physical form), Fusionism (Fused with Madeline), possible Reality Warping (Her mere anger completely changes the background. Upon hitting her, the screen disorts), Teleportation (Teleports onto the gondola), Dimensional Travel (Can enter and exit dream realms), Flight (Shown to levitate, shown momentarily flying up here), Energy Manipulation (Capable of firing beams and lasers), Telekinesis (Telekinetically moves several rocks), Duplication (Creates up to 5 clones), Hair Manipulation (Creates many tentacles out of her hair), Statistics Amplification (Upon Madeline fusing with Badeline Madeline could now use a double air dash), Mimicry (Power Mimicry & Technique Mimicry; Copied Madeline's powers & movements), 4th Wall Breaking (Brings her character out of the textbox)

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Other

Standard Tactics: In her boss fight against Madeline, Badeline shoots various energy projectiles and charged lasers, warping the background whenever she gets hit.

Weaknesses: She's quick to anger, is the personification of Madeline's anxiety and insecurities, therefore she gets very anxious. Leaving the mountain will remove her physical form, with her only being able to appear in Madeline's dreams afterwards.

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